so our rottie, diesel, just attacked my mom. he bit her entire face, cutting her chin, under her nose, and slicing her lip completely in half. i was a foot away and am completely beside myself. this dog is my fiance's best friend, and helped keep danny alive before he met me. but i feel like we have no choice. i want the dog put down, danny wants to bring the dog to the pound. i dont think i could live in peace knowing he might do that to another person, a child, a neighbor... anyone. but it is dannys decision.
i dont think i can sleep, i definitely cant eat. how am i supposed to feel after watching my "step son" attack my mother!
we are getting rid of the dog. i am terrified to even be in my own bedroom while hes in his cage. but i dont know how i will handle danny's depression. i feel awful about the entire situation. for my mom, for danny, even for diesel.
it was all out of nowhere. she had been playing with him for 10 minutes, leaned in to kiss his nose like we all do, and he snapped. he has never bit anyone in his life, but he was abused before danny got him as a puppy at the pound.
what am i supposed to do?
i dont think i can sleep, i definitely cant eat. how am i supposed to feel after watching my "step son" attack my mother!
we are getting rid of the dog. i am terrified to even be in my own bedroom while hes in his cage. but i dont know how i will handle danny's depression. i feel awful about the entire situation. for my mom, for danny, even for diesel.
it was all out of nowhere. she had been playing with him for 10 minutes, leaned in to kiss his nose like we all do, and he snapped. he has never bit anyone in his life, but he was abused before danny got him as a puppy at the pound.
what am i supposed to do?
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If you're strong enough, I'd say the best thing for everyone is to keep the dog, show it extra love, but also be extra firm. Rotties can and will challenge for dominance ... over and over again if they've been abused. Shame that it happened to your mom, but that's not altogether unexpected either if she isn't someone who is around as often as those the dog clearly knows are dominant.
I'd just hate to see a good dog punished for doing what comes naturally to him. :-\ But at the same time, I know you have to do what you have to do for yourself, too.